20 Ago Robotics team awarded silver medal for excellence at international event

Mexico’s robotics team placed 12th overall at the second edition of the FIRST Global Challenge international competition but didn’t go home empty-handed, claiming the silver medal in one of the event’s most prestigious categories.

In recognition of its performance throughout the three-day event held in Mexico City from August 16 to 18, the Mexican team made up of five teenagers and their robot Mu’k’a’an — which means “strong” in the Maya language — placed second in the Albert Einstein Award for Excellence.

The prize is awarded to the teams whose robots performed the best during the competition and exemplified all the tenets of the FIRST Global community, according to the competition website.

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